Johnson County settles with transgender woman, will clarify public restroom policy

6:52 PM,
Jun. 20, 2013

Written by

Josh O?Leary
Iowa City Press-Citizen

Sheriff's deputies will receive new training on civil rights matters, and Johnson County will clarify its policy on public restroom use under a settlement agreement with a transgender Iowa City woman.

Jodie Jones had filed a complaint with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission after she was denied use of a women's restroom while dressed as a female by a deputy in November 2011 at the Johnson County Courthouse.

The settlement was facilitated by the Iowa Civil Rights Commission after Administrative Law Judge Heather Palmer concluded earlier this year there was probable cause supporting Jones' ...